The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-05-11

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acre would compare fayorably with
any state In the Union.
We now come TO describe the
towns Of the county. In the north
ern portion of the county 10 the
town Of Dover, which has been the
county site Of the county for forty
years. 1t is located upon the spurs
of the Boston Mountains, high ana
elevated. 1t has about 400 inhaDi
tants, 3 substantial dry goods mer
chants, 2 grocery stores, ! black
smith and wagon factory, 2 churches
Methodist and Presbyterian. one OF
the oldest masonic lodges IN the
State, and during all the vicisitudes
of the late war the lodge never at
any time lost It's charter or was sus
pended. The towAsasso has a grad
ed school that sn6 successful
operation. This Mis- noted for
health and the generosity Of its PEG
pie, and is situated in fine farming
district.
Six miles north east Of Dover is
Scottsviile, located in farming dis
trict surrounded by large farms. at
this place they have one dry goods
store and one drug store.
East Of Scottsvile is Caglesville,
has one dry goods store, large flour
inc and saw mill. 1t is also sur
rounded by good farming lands and
some of the best fruit growers in the
county live near this village, and the
writerswill venture that there can be
produced this fall, apples from the
orchard of Jessie Garrigus, who lives
near this village that will equal those
of any county in size and quality,
and we hope that some one will put
us TO the test; the exhibition to be
made at Little Rock.
Still farther to the east in the
county is the village of Appleton,
which is situated in fine farming
district. Has about 100 Inhabitants,
two churches, masonic lodge, good
school, two stores and blacksmith
shops. The society in this village
and neighborhood is excellent.
South of Appleton is situated the
busy and wide awake town of Atkins
on the Little Rock and Fort smith
railroad, which has about 500 in
habitants, eight or ten dry goods
stores, three grocery stores, three
churches, large Touring mill and
gin, two hotels, blacksmith and wag
on shop, two livery stables, good
school house, four physicians, and
for the good of the town be it said,
there is but one lawyer. Some of
the most substantial merchants in
the State reside at this town and do
a large business. The town this year
has shipped at least 5000 bales Of
cotton, the exact number we do not
know, besides other articles such as
hides, corn, etc. This is a. wide
awake town, has plenty of pluck
and energy, and any one coming in
to the county and stopping at At
kins will be kindly received.
Directly west of Atkins on the L.
r. & f. S. railroad is the good old
town of Russellville, with II or 1900
inhabitants, seven churches, Baptist,
Methodist south. Methodist Episco
pal, Methodist African, Christian,
Presbyterian and Baptist colored,
one of the finest school houses in the
State, in which there is fine pub
lie school kept. We also have cot
ton factory,in which there is 70 hands
employed. The capacity of the fac
tory is 5 bales of cotton per day, and
there is standing demand for all the
goods that can be made, and in fact
it cannot fill the orders that is con
staatly received for Irvine and rope,
and the writer will compare the goods
made at this factory with any of the
New England goods. This corpora
tion also has a large gin. The prop.
erty of the corporation is worth $780,,
600. We have fine Touring mill
with planer and wool carder and gin
attached which this year ginned 500
bales Of cotton. We have also gin
and planer with blacksmith and
wood shop attached, which gin also
put up about 500 bales of cotton.
Three hotels, large wagon and pillow
mandatory, machine shop and
foundry, doing fine business, also
twelve or fifteen dry goods houses,
three of which carry $4,000 stocks
of goods, four grocery stores, 3 drug
stores, also one other blacksmith and
wagon shop, 2 millinery stores, 3
restaurants, 5 physicians and Z at
torneys at law. Also in miles of
town the Ouita coal mines which is
now and for several years has been
successfully operated by the Ouita
Coal Company. We also have in 2
miles of town the Shinn coal mine IN
operation, IN 3 miles the Miller coal
nine in operation, in 3 miles the
Brooks coal mine which is also being
successfully operated, and the town
of Russellville SHIPPED 5000 bales of
cotton this season, besides great
quantity of hides, wool, feathers and
tallow. We also have two jewelry
stores, one butcher and meat shop,
and one bakery.
There is no better town in the
State than RussellvilIe. She is noted
for her liberaIity and morality. This
town is incorporated, and no where
in the State have they less use for
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